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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 127,851 |
|---|---|
| Quebec | 32,918 |
| Texas | 20,546 |
| Canada | 10,722 |
| Ontario | 9,920 |
| Ohio | 6,748 |
| New York | 6,455 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,257 |
| Virginia | 5,861 |
| Illinois | 5,569 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cactus nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cacti.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Woodpeckers and Allies · Piciformes |
| Family | Woodpeckers · Picidae |
| Genus | Melanerpes Woodpeckers · Melanerpes |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Canton, Ohio, United States
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Red-bellied Woodpecker with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.